Hillsgrove Primary School
Sidmouth Road, Welling, DA16 1DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathryn Laurie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 142295
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Telephone
- 02083034949
About this school
Hillsgrove Primary School is a primary academy in Welling. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 280 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 54 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 61% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 78% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 83% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hillsgrove Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 372 |
| 2023/24 | 335 |
| 2024/25 | 311 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillsgrove Primary School compares
Hillsgrove Primary School ranked 27th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.4% | 19.9% | 280 | — |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 14% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Brampton Primary Academy | 72% | 3.8% | 10.9% | 429 | 0.7 miles |
| East Wickham Primary Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 35.2% | 585 | 0.8 miles |
| Alexander McLeod Primary School | 72% | 6.2% | 40.3% | 544 | 0.8 miles |
| Barrington Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 11.5% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.94%
- English as an additional language
- 36.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 18.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Brampton Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
East Wickham Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Alexander McLeod Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Barrington Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
Other schools in Welling
Hillsgrove Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Welling.
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Danson Primary School Primary
- East Wickham Primary Academy Primary
- Foster's Primary School Primary
- Hook Lane Primary School Primary
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Bexley Grammar School Secondary
- Harris Academy Falconwood Secondary
- Welling School Secondary
- ADO River Valley School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Hillsgrove Primary School teach?
- Hillsgrove Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Welling.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillsgrove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillsgrove Primary School is Ms Kathryn Laurie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillsgrove Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillsgrove Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hillsgrove Primary School?
- Hillsgrove Primary School has 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillsgrove Primary School full?
- Hillsgrove Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 280 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hillsgrove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillsgrove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillsgrove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillsgrove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hillsgrove Primary School?
- Hillsgrove Primary School is part of AMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hillsgrove Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hillsgrove Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hillsgrove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillsgrove Primary School rank locally?
- Hillsgrove Primary School ranked 27th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillsgrove Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillsgrove Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillsgrove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillsgrove Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.